Last minute preparations, exposure camps abroad, TOPs funding, overlooking administrative mess-ups to pick the crème de la crème of Indian sports for the biggest show on earth that unfolded in Paris three years after COVID-19 pushed the Tokyo edition of the Olympics by a year.
Tokyo stocks ended higher on Friday with the benchmark Nikkei snapping a three-day losing streak as investors bought battered shares, while a weaker yen boosted exporters including automakers.
The TSE's trading schedule will be 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a one-hour lunch break, resuming from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a total of five and a half hours.
Colombian Nico Echavarria aiming for his second victory on the PGA TOUR finished with a tap-in eagle and carded 5-under 65 for a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the third round of the Zozo Championship.
An average tourist to Tokyo would find it difficult to believe the country’s population is shrinking after seeing the bustling crowds on the roads of Japan’s capital city.
''The Ministers will take forward discussions held during the last meeting in New York in September 2023 and exchange views on developments in the Indo-Pacific region, and review progress on Quad initiatives and working groups,'' the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
As per the budget estimate for the Paris Games, the 12 executive council members will get USD 300 per day — which is a little over Rs 25,000 — for five days in the French capital.
The remark the external affairs minister made in Tokyo is a veiled reference to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that proved a debt trap for many a developing country.
Illustrating New Delhi's own situation vis-a-vis China, he said for nearly 45 years, there was no bloodshed on the India-China border but things changed in 2020.
Tokyo Olympian Vishnu Saravanan obtained India’s first quota in sailing for the Paris Games at the ILCA 7 Men's World Championship in Australia on Wednesday.
